As one of the art projects of “Saitama Triennale 2020”, we will hold an exhibition curated by Manami Totsuka, who was selected through an open call organized by the “Saitama Triennale 2020” with the aim of “fostering human resources to be responsible for the creation and dissemination of Saitama's culture”.

In this exhibition, we present the works of five emerging artists, focusing on the basic activities of “living in the world” within Saitama as a city of everyday life, while delving into the historical and cultural background of the land of Saitama.

Originally scheduled to be held in early March 2020, Saitama Triennale 2020 was postponed because of the spread of COVID19, and this exhibition had the rare experience of being timely leaped from spring to autumn.

Under the corona situation, the face of society has changed in the blink of an eye, and as we gaze at the changing landscape from our window and count the problems that can be foregrounded, it is an important opportunity to reconsider our living through the reality of life as a matter of course.

In this exhibition, we will confront the state of society and the fundamental activities of human being through the process of multifaceted thinking and imagination by the artists as a means of responding to the “society” that confronts and encompasses us, and we will examine the way of thinking about the future.

Preparations for this exhibit began in April 2019, and we are grateful to the citizens of the region for their support in various ways. In addition, we would like to thank everyone who has supported and cooperated with us in both tangible and intangible ways. Thank you for being patient for that long.

Armed with “imagination” that will constantly return to ourselves to expand the possibilities of art.

Saitama, Autumn 2020.